Curry - A Global History

Informationen zum Autor Colleen Taylor Sen lives in Chicago, and is the author of Reaktion’s Curry: A Global History and Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India , named one of the best food books of the year by Vogue and the Smithsonian Magazine. Klappentext Account of possibly the world's favourite dish - and most misused terms: Indians rarely use this term to describe their food! but it has become a catchall for any Indian dish. '"The Edible Series" contains some of the most delicious nuggets of food and drink history ever... Food writing at its best!' Ken Hom Zusammenfassung ‘Curry’ is one of the most widely used and misused terms in the culinary lexicon. Outside of India, the word curry is often used as a catch-all to describe any Indian dish or Indian food in general. This title describes the Anglo-Indian origins of curry and how it has been adapted throughout the world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Colleen Sen, Colleen Taylor Sen, Sen Colleen Taylor
• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.09.2009
• EAN: 9781861895226
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-522-6
• Pagine: 128
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 205 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: The Edible Series; Edible; Edible (Reaktion Books); Edible; The Edible Series; Edible (Reaktion Books)
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, tabelle; Kochen / Essen nach Zutaten: Kräuter, Gewürze, Öl und Essig, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments, Food & society, Cooking with herbs & spices, Cultural studies: food and society